Sol Campbell

What is Sol Campbell doing now?

Widely regarded as one of the best central defenders of his generation, Sol Campbell made over 500 appearances in the English Premier League predominantly with North London sides Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal.

After being released by Newcastle United in 2011 he was a free agent for 12 months before officially retiring from playing in 2012.

In a 20-year career playing at the top-level Campbell won a number of trophies including the Premier League title twice and the FA Cup twice with Arsenal, the League Cup with Tottenham Hotspur and the FA Cup with Portsmouth.

Internationally, Campbell was at the heart of England’s defence for 11 years winning 73 caps and scoring one goal.

In Campbell’s autobiography he claimed that the reason why he was never made permanent captain of the English national team was down to institutional racism on the part of the FA.

He claimed that if he was a white man he would have captained the side for more than 10 years instead of just three times.

He pointed out that players such as Alan Shearer, David Seaman, John Terry and Rio Ferdinand all had to make do with relatively short stints as captain.

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Since hanging up his boots Campbell has made it clear that he is keen to pursue a coaching career and he completed his UEFA Pro Licence in May 2016 alongside, amongst others, former Chelsea legend Marcel Desailly.

In 2015 Sol Campbell started working with the Conservative Party as an advisor on various issues to do with sport and diversity.

In June of the same year Campbell announced his intentions to stand for election as mayor of London but failed to make the shortlist of candidates.

In January 2017, Sol Campbell made a return to football as assistant manager of the Trinidad and Tobago national side.

The event was to mark the closure of the old White Hart Lane and Spurs had invited a number of former players for a parade after their final match of the season but had excluded their former captain after his move to rivals Arsenal in 2001.

In an interview with The Guardian newspaper in July 2017, Campbell said that he was finding it very hard to even get an interview for a managerial job and was prepared to go to a non-league club without even a salary in order to prove his credentials.

During the FIFA U17 World Cup Finals in India, Campbell was a member of the FIFA Technical Study Group (TSG) which analysed performances on the pitch.